Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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VenuesOlympic Stadium
Dates23 September (qualification
and final)
Competitors21 from 17 nations
Winning distance22.47 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ulf Timmermann
 East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Randy Barnes
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Werner Günthör
 Switzerland
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The men's shot put event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 21 competitors from 17 nations, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Friday September 23, 1988.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Ulf Timmermann of East Germany, the nation's second victory in the men's shot put. Randy Barnes of the United States took silver, the second straight Games that an American finished second. Werner Günthör earned Switzerland's first medal in the event, a bronze.

Background[]

This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1984 Games were defending champion Alessandro Andrei of Italy, fifth-place finisher Werner Günthör of Switzerland, and tenth-place finisher Gert Weil of Chile. Günthör had won the 1987 world championship and 1986 European championship. Andrei had held the world record until May of 1988, when Ulf Timmermann of East Germany had made the first throw over 23 metres. Timmermann and his countryman Udo Beyer (1976 gold medalist and 1980 bronze medalist) were expected to challenge Günthör for gold, along with Randy Barnes of the United States.[2]

The People's Republic of China made its debut in the men's shot put. The United States made its 20th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format[]

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 20.20 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top eight competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted.[2][3]

Records[]

The standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1988 Games were as follows.

World record  Ulf Timmermann (GDR) 23.06 Chania, Greece 22 May 1988
Olympic record  Vladimir Kiselyov (URS) 21.35 Moscow, Soviet Union 30 July 1980

Twelve throws by four men beat the old record. Werner Günthör had the first, with his initial throw in the final round of 21.45 metres. Ulf Timmermann quickly beat that and set the mark over 22 metres for the first time, with 22.02 metres in his first throw. Udo Beyer beat the old record at 21.40 metres in the second set of throws, but this put him only in third place so far in the competition. Timmermann improved on his own new record with a 22.16 metres throw in the third set and then a 22.29 metres throw in the fifth. Randy Barnes took the record briefly in the sixth and final throws, hitting 22.39 metres before Timmermann—in the last throw by anyone in the competition—recaptured the record and won gold with 22.47 metres.

Schedule[]

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Friday, 23 September 1988 9:10
16:10		 Qualifying
Final

Results[]

Qualifying round[]

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 Ulf Timmermann  East Germany 21.27 — — 21.27 Q
2 Udo Beyer  East Germany X 20.97 — 20.97 Q
3 Randy Barnes  United States 20.16 20.83 — 20.83 Q
4 Werner Günthör  Switzerland 20.70 — — 20.70 Q
5 Sergey Smirnov  Soviet Union 20.13 20.48 — 20.48 Q
6 Alessandro Andrei  Italy 19.72 20.18 19.93 20.18 q
7 Gert Weil  Chile 20.18 19.58 19.59 20.18 q
8 Remigius Machura  Czechoslovakia 19.88 20.16 X 20.16 q
9 Georg Andersen  Norway X 19.95 20.05 20.05 q
10 Helmut Krieger  Poland 19.42 X 19.75 19.75 q
11 Jim Doehring  United States 16.89 17.66 19.73 19.73 q
12 Gregg Tafralis  United States 19.71 19.44 X 19.71 q
13 Georgi Todorov  Bulgaria 19.25 19.02 19.68 19.68
14 Pétur Guðmundsson  Iceland 19.21 X X 19.21
15 Mohamed Achouch  Egypt 18.19 18.94 18.50 18.94
16 Klaus Bodenmüller  Austria 18.89 17.54 — 18.89
17 Ma Yongfeng  China 17.48 17.79 18.27 18.27
18 Ahmed Shatta  Egypt 16.94 17.61 17.37 17.61
19 Paul Edwards  Great Britain 17.13 17.11 17.28 17.28
20 Muhammad Zankawi  Kuwait X 15.34 15.92 15.92
21 Han Min-soo  South Korea 15.67 15.68 15.64 15.68

Final[]

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ulf Timmermann  East Germany 22.02 OR 21.31 22.16 OR 21.90 22.29 OR 22.47 OR 22.47 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Randy Barnes  United States 20.17 20.72 X 21.31 21.01 22.39 OR 22.39
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Werner Günthör  Switzerland 21.45 OR 21.59 21.70 20.98 21.99 21.61 21.99
4 Udo Beyer  East Germany X 21.40 20.84 20.82 21.30 21.31 21.40
5 Remigius Machura  Czechoslovakia 20.57 20.03 20.16 20.36 20.12 20.29 20.57
6 Gert Weil  Chile 20.22 20.09 X 20.23 20.21 20.38 20.38
7 Alessandro Andrei  Italy 19.71 20.17 20.06 19.93 20.36 20.26 20.36
8 Sergey Smirnov  Soviet Union 20.11 X 20.36 X X X 20.36
9 Gregg Tafralis  United States 20.16 X X Did not advance 20.16
10 Georg Andersen  Norway X X 19.91 Did not advance 19.91
11 Jim Doehring  United States 19.27 X 19.89 Did not advance 19.89
12 Helmut Krieger  Poland X 19.51 X Did not advance 19.51

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 244.

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